Two arrested after crash near Central Middle School

One person was hospitalized after he and a passenger allegedly fled from a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon in Columbus. Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman, says that at approximately 4:30 p.m., an officer tried to stop a vehicle near Sixth Street and McKinnley Avenue. Authorities say the vehicle refused to pull over and tried to escape the officer.

Harris says the suspect sped west on Seventh Street when it sideswiped a vehicle traveling east on Seventh near Central Middle School. The suspect’s vehicle traveled into a nearby yard and flipped over before coming to a stop in the 700 block of Pearl Street. Police say a female passenger fled on foot, but was apprehended a short time later by the CPD K-9 Division.

The driver was transported to Columbus Regional Health for undisclosed injuries. Authorities note that the driver of the eastbound vehicle was not injured.

Lt. Harris notes that Indiana State Police and the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department are assisting in this ongoing investigation.

Police say that additional details, including the identity of the two suspects, will be released in the near future.